wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “synchronizer”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “synchronizer”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 3 of the top 16. 2 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

merit plugin signals wp.org

WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher 10K+ · 4.8★ (514) not PHP-current wp.org #1 2

Estatik Real Estate Plugin 10K+ · 4.6★ (187) wp.org #5 3 too low 3

Synchronizer Addon For WooCommerce to Google Spreadsheet — · 4.0★ (1) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #2 1 too high 4

Stillgate — Editorial Freeze for Deployments — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #3 1 too high 5

nLingual 30+ · 4.0★ (4) thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #8 3 too low 6

Kitgenix Stock Sync for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviewslow rating, top placement wp.org #4 2 too high 7

BuyGet — Quantity Offers for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #7 8

QQWorld通行证 / QQWorld Passport 10+ · 4.7★ (3) not PHP-currentclosure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #9 1 too low 9 C CVirtuose Job synchronizer — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #6 3 too high 10 R Rabbit Lyrics 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviewsstale but ranked wp.org #10 11

Wavize – AI Shopping Assistant & E-commerce Chatbot for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews wp.org #11 12 W WP Evernote Synchronizer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #12 13 J Jumpstarter — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #13 14 C CREA Property synchronizer — · 0.0★ (0) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #14 15 P Posts 2 Posts – WPML integration 100+ · 5.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #16 1 too low 16 L LinkedIn Profile Synchronizer Tool 10+ · 1.0★ (1) closure risk thin reviews wp.org #15 1 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.